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Louk Van De Sanden

Investor & Advisor

📍 Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands🔄 Updated November 2026💼 5 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2022
Angel investor🌍 Netherlands
5
Total investments
2
Early stage
2
Mid stage
0
Late stage
20y
Years active

Portfolio

4 investments · sorted by recency
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Advisory Board & Shareholder
Mar 2022
Bij Equal Energy geloven we niet alleen in een groene en duurzame wereld. Als jong en gedreven intermediair tussen energieleverancier en klant herkennen we ook de waarde van het collectief. Want samen bereik je simpelweg méér dan alleen. Het is een filosofie die de basis vormt van alles wat we doen. Transparant, betrokken en met een flinke portie lef. Maar ook uiterst laagdrempelig en scherp gefocust op de toekomst. Kortom, nét even anders! Equal Energy bedient haar klanten op maat met groene stroom en gas. Duurzame en kwalitatief hoogwaardige producten die het comfort binnen de woon- en werkomgeving vergroten. En ervoor zorgen dat je zonder omkijken dóór kunt. Altijd en overal. We leveren energie aan individuele afnemers. Particulier én zakelijk. Maar liever nog trekken we de kaders breder. En gaan we een hechte en langdurige samenwerking aan met klantencollectieven, zoals verenigingen, bedrijven, sportclubs en vriendengroepen. Want door groene energie gezamenlijk in te kopen, is de winst het hoogst. Voor het milieu én de portemonnee van onze klanten… Toekomstgericht investeren in het milieu heeft bij Equal Energy de hoogste prioriteit. Daar handelen we dan ook naar. Primair via de verkoop van groene stroom en gas. Maar ook door een stevige korting te geven op een breed scala van duurzame producten, zoals zonnepanelen, spouwmuurisolatie en laadpalen. Last but not least gaat 10 procent van onze winst naar duurzame initiatieven. Zo dragen we structureel bij aan het behoud van het regenwoud in het Amazone-gebied. Do you care about the future? Go Equal! Met Equal Energy ga je ook op energiegebied op weg naar een duurzamere toekomst. Heb jij de guts om als ambassadeur samen met ons de wereld een beetje beter te maken? Kom dan in actie en meld je vereniging, bedrijf, sportclub of vriendengroep vandaag nog aan!
CCO & Shareholder
Nov 2018
Who we are. AsiaAssist is a digital and e-commerce service partner, helping brands to become successful in China. Our goal is to bring brands to the Chinese market with a low-risk market entry strategy and making your customers excited and happy about your brand. We have our head office in Shanghai, China and are also based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Our people. AsiaAssist is a young and dynamic organisation. AsiaAssist people are young and extremely motivated to help brands to become successful in China. At AsiaAssist we believe working together with your brand and not for you brand. We want to help your brand to develop insights into the digital landscape of China that will drive a low-risk market entry and success for your brand in China. We will drive excitement and alignment through the brands organisation in creating a sales experience to service your customers in China. We are extremely data-driven and make all decisions based on data, local insights and our experience in e-commerce. Our services. As a digital and e-commerce service partner, helping consumer brands to become successful in China our services include: • Develop a low-risk and agile market entry for your brand in China. • Create customer buyer profiles and a customer journey for your brand in the digital landscape of China. • Offer logistics solutions for your products in e-commerce fulfilment centers. • Localisation of your brand image and position to the Chinese market. • Design and development of the e-commerce store platforms. • Offer cross border e-commerce solutions on platforms such as Tmall Global & JD Global. • Build and operate your social media channels in China. • Order fulfilment and pre-sales & after-sales customer service. • Digital marketing strategy and execution. • Remittance of profits out of China.
mid stageRetail
CEO & Shareholder
Aug 2016
Smartflow is a SaaS solution used to digitalize inspections & checklists within the Energy, Petro, Maritime & TIC industries. Field workers use Smartflow to efficiently execute workflows and capture data that can be shared throughout the company or with partners in real time. We strive to act through the spectrum of our values and mission. Our core values are: People Passion Trust Our mission is to increase field workers' safety through technology. We hope to equip field workers worldwide with the right digital solution so they work more efficiently cleaner, and safer. What can you do with the Smartflow solution? 1. Digitize inspections & checklists anytime & anywhere 2. Develop your own digital inspection model 3. Digitize ISGOTT & other ship-shore documentation 4. Standardize workflows with low-code/no-code 5. Customize workflows to meet your specific needs 6. Analyze & share data with all the stakeholders involved in real-time Get in touch for a valuable inspiration session: www.smartflowapps.com learnmore@smartflowapps.com
Advisory Board & Shareholder
Jul 2016
Who we are. AsiaAssist is a digital and e-commerce service partner, helping brands to become successful in China. Our goal is to bring brands to the Chinese market with a low-risk market entry strategy and making your customers excited and happy about your brand. We have our head office in Shanghai, China and are also based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Our people. AsiaAssist is a young and dynamic organisation. AsiaAssist people are young and extremely motivated to help brands to become successful in China. At AsiaAssist we believe working together with your brand and not for you brand. We want to help your brand to develop insights into the digital landscape of China that will drive a low-risk market entry and success for your brand in China. We will drive excitement and alignment through the brands organisation in creating a sales experience to service your customers in China. We are extremely data-driven and make all decisions based on data, local insights and our experience in e-commerce. Our services. As a digital and e-commerce service partner, helping consumer brands to become successful in China our services include: • Develop a low-risk and agile market entry for your brand in China. • Create customer buyer profiles and a customer journey for your brand in the digital landscape of China. • Offer logistics solutions for your products in e-commerce fulfilment centers. • Localisation of your brand image and position to the Chinese market. • Design and development of the e-commerce store platforms. • Offer cross border e-commerce solutions on platforms such as Tmall Global & JD Global. • Build and operate your social media channels in China. • Order fulfilment and pre-sales & after-sales customer service. • Digital marketing strategy and execution. • Remittance of profits out of China.
early stageRetail
Experience · 7 entries
All (7)
Investments (5)
2022
Advisory Board & Shareholder
Mar 2022
Bij Equal Energy geloven we niet alleen in een groene en duurzame wereld. Als jong en gedreven intermediair tussen energieleverancier en klant herkennen we ook de waarde van het collectief. Want samen bereik je simpelweg méér dan alleen. Het is een filosofie die de basis vormt van alles wat we doen. Transparant, betrokken en met een flinke portie lef. Maar ook uiterst laagdrempelig en scherp gefocust op de toekomst. Kortom, nét even anders! Equal Energy bedient haar klanten op maat met groene stroom en gas. Duurzame en kwalitatief hoogwaardige producten die het comfort binnen de woon- en werkomgeving vergroten. En ervoor zorgen dat je zonder omkijken dóór kunt. Altijd en overal. We leveren energie aan individuele afnemers. Particulier én zakelijk. Maar liever nog trekken we de kaders breder. En gaan we een hechte en langdurige samenwerking aan met klantencollectieven, zoals verenigingen, bedrijven, sportclubs en vriendengroepen. Want door groene energie gezamenlijk in te kopen, is de winst het hoogst. Voor het milieu én de portemonnee van onze klanten… Toekomstgericht investeren in het milieu heeft bij Equal Energy de hoogste prioriteit. Daar handelen we dan ook naar. Primair via de verkoop van groene stroom en gas. Maar ook door een stevige korting te geven op een breed scala van duurzame producten, zoals zonnepanelen, spouwmuurisolatie en laadpalen. Last but not least gaat 10 procent van onze winst naar duurzame initiatieven. Zo dragen we structureel bij aan het behoud van het regenwoud in het Amazone-gebied. Do you care about the future? Go Equal! Met Equal Energy ga je ook op energiegebied op weg naar een duurzamere toekomst. Heb jij de guts om als ambassadeur samen met ons de wereld een beetje beter te maken? Kom dan in actie en meld je vereniging, bedrijf, sportclub of vriendengroep vandaag nog aan!
2018
CCO & Shareholder
Nov 2018
Who we are. AsiaAssist is a digital and e-commerce service partner, helping brands to become successful in China. Our goal is to bring brands to the Chinese market with a low-risk market entry strategy and making your customers excited and happy about your brand. We have our head office in Shanghai, China and are also based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Our people. AsiaAssist is a young and dynamic organisation. AsiaAssist people are young and extremely motivated to help brands to become successful in China. At AsiaAssist we believe working together with your brand and not for you brand. We want to help your brand to develop insights into the digital landscape of China that will drive a low-risk market entry and success for your brand in China. We will drive excitement and alignment through the brands organisation in creating a sales experience to service your customers in China. We are extremely data-driven and make all decisions based on data, local insights and our experience in e-commerce. Our services. As a digital and e-commerce service partner, helping consumer brands to become successful in China our services include: • Develop a low-risk and agile market entry for your brand in China. • Create customer buyer profiles and a customer journey for your brand in the digital landscape of China. • Offer logistics solutions for your products in e-commerce fulfilment centers. • Localisation of your brand image and position to the Chinese market. • Design and development of the e-commerce store platforms. • Offer cross border e-commerce solutions on platforms such as Tmall Global & JD Global. • Build and operate your social media channels in China. • Order fulfilment and pre-sales & after-sales customer service. • Digital marketing strategy and execution. • Remittance of profits out of China.
mid stageRetail
2016
CEO & Shareholder
Aug 2016
Smartflow is a SaaS solution used to digitalize inspections & checklists within the Energy, Petro, Maritime & TIC industries. Field workers use Smartflow to efficiently execute workflows and capture data that can be shared throughout the company or with partners in real time. We strive to act through the spectrum of our values and mission. Our core values are: People Passion Trust Our mission is to increase field workers' safety through technology. We hope to equip field workers worldwide with the right digital solution so they work more efficiently cleaner, and safer. What can you do with the Smartflow solution? 1. Digitize inspections & checklists anytime & anywhere 2. Develop your own digital inspection model 3. Digitize ISGOTT & other ship-shore documentation 4. Standardize workflows with low-code/no-code 5. Customize workflows to meet your specific needs 6. Analyze & share data with all the stakeholders involved in real-time Get in touch for a valuable inspiration session: www.smartflowapps.com learnmore@smartflowapps.com
Advisory Board & Shareholder
Jul 2016
Who we are. AsiaAssist is a digital and e-commerce service partner, helping brands to become successful in China. Our goal is to bring brands to the Chinese market with a low-risk market entry strategy and making your customers excited and happy about your brand. We have our head office in Shanghai, China and are also based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Our people. AsiaAssist is a young and dynamic organisation. AsiaAssist people are young and extremely motivated to help brands to become successful in China. At AsiaAssist we believe working together with your brand and not for you brand. We want to help your brand to develop insights into the digital landscape of China that will drive a low-risk market entry and success for your brand in China. We will drive excitement and alignment through the brands organisation in creating a sales experience to service your customers in China. We are extremely data-driven and make all decisions based on data, local insights and our experience in e-commerce. Our services. As a digital and e-commerce service partner, helping consumer brands to become successful in China our services include: • Develop a low-risk and agile market entry for your brand in China. • Create customer buyer profiles and a customer journey for your brand in the digital landscape of China. • Offer logistics solutions for your products in e-commerce fulfilment centers. • Localisation of your brand image and position to the Chinese market. • Design and development of the e-commerce store platforms. • Offer cross border e-commerce solutions on platforms such as Tmall Global & JD Global. • Build and operate your social media channels in China. • Order fulfilment and pre-sales & after-sales customer service. • Digital marketing strategy and execution. • Remittance of profits out of China.
early stageRetail
2014
Partner
Sep 2014
To us innovation is not an objective by itself. A new product or service only adds something when it makes people’s life easier, better or just more fun. Furthermore new can be too new or too early. It’s all about timing. In our opinion an innovation only becomes valuable if there is an actual market for it. Are we dealing, besides a good product or service, with entrepreneurs who understand that success and making money does not happen by itself. Then we gladly like to invite you for a first meeting. Fair is fair, we are not the most easy partner and we set high standards. We only step into markets we really know and understand, so we can add maximum value. The IncPlus focus branches are: • Technology/Science • Health • Sustainable services and products • Media • Communication We are a strategic sparring partner for companies (start-ups, 2nd/3rd growth) and investors in order to make sure their participations are best guided. Incubator IncPlus is not just a fancy program of 6 weeks. IncPlus offers a long-term commitment. We help you to grow and to maximize your company’s value. We are your strategic partner and in addition we can structure all other (side) issues. This way you can focus on your own core competences. With maintaining your independency of course, otherwise you would have chosen for payroll after all. What can you expect from us? A dedicated core team of experienced partners covering Business Strategy, International Business Development, Marketing, Finance and Legal. Access to our great network of investors and external professionals. We ask commitment and we offer commitment. That’s why we get in for a minimum of 3 years and risk bearing. IncPlus offers services at strategic level for investors, boardroom and other stakeholders. We make sure their participations are best guided and their ROI is optimized. We offer Strategic Scans, Business Development Services, Boardroom Advice, Governance, Branding, Marketing and Legal.
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